Gjerdrum landslide timeline – rbnett.no



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* The Eastern Police District receives notification of the landslide shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30.

* The landslide, which is a fast clay landslide, runs over a larger area at Ask in the Gjerdrum township, which is located just south of Gardermoen.

* Ten people have been reported injured, with varying degrees of damage. One of the cases is characterized by being serious.

* After first reporting that it was not known if anyone was missing after the landslide, police stated Wednesday afternoon that 26 people had not been counted. The number adjusts downward several times during the day and night. On Wednesday night, ten people get missing status.

* Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) and Minister of Justice and Emergency Management Monica Mæland (H) visited Gjerdrum on Wednesday afternoon.

* 1,000 people have been evacuated and it has been announced that a further evacuation may be necessary.

* Search work is described as very demanding, and rescue teams cannot physically enter the avalanche area.

* Searched by helicopter, both with heat search technology and by locating the mobile phones of the missing.

* Both the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the Civil Defense and voluntary organizations participate in the work. There is also a Swedish crisis team.

* At 1:43 p.m. on Thursday night, a dog was rescued from the avalanche area by helicopter. Dalmatian Zajka is thus reunited with its owners who have been evacuated from the area.

* A total of 31 houses will be taken over by the avalanche, divided into nine buildings. In addition, there are six garage houses with five garage spaces each.

* On Thursday morning, a dog, a dog handler and a rescuer from a Sea King helicopter were dispatched to the avalanche area. A search for building masses was made without result.

* On Thursday morning, the Norwegian Directorate for Energy and Water Resources (NVE) stated that there is still a danger of further clay rapid landslides in Gjerdrum.

* At 3pm Thursday, part of a new house collapsed on the edge of the landslide area in Gjerdrum.

* Some of the houses that were taken over by the avalanche have moved up to 400 meters.

* At around 5 p.m. Thursday, 46 people were evacuated from a total of 14 houses in an area located next to the Kokstad farm, about 2 kilometers north of the Ask landslide. The cause is cracks in the ground.

* At 7:00 PM on New Year’s Eve, the police ban all use of fireworks within a 1 kilometer radius of the avalanche in Gjerdrum.

* On Thursday evening, NVE asked residents of Gjerdrum not to worry about new landslides. At the same time, more houses located on the edge of the avalanche are expected to erupt in the coming days.

* On Thursday night, ten people are still missing after the landslide.

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